Waste has become a major environmental challenge in cities as the population increases and people consume more goods. It is estimated that the European Union (EU) alone generates 2.5 billion tonnes of waste every year. In our linear economies, such waste generation is common in every sector. In the fashion industry, for example, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles ends up in the landfill or gets incinerated. However, people are coming up with innovation and initiatives to tackle these problems and propose ways of avoiding the accumulation of waste. One such concept is called “upcycling”. “Upcycling is the reuse of otherwise discarded objects or materials in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original”. The product created can have more artistic or environmental value. The main motive of upcycling is to continue the life of the product.

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